Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1887-02-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a, 1887.

will succeed Secretary Manning?-
are two questions that are causing
much speculation just now. 1t hav-
ing been pretty definitely settled
that Mr.. Manning will soon have to
resign the portfolio of the treasury,
political gossips have fixed the date
of his retirement and elevated half
dozen men to his place In the cabi-
net.
Among these is the wealthy Penn
sylvania Congressman, Mr.. Williaa
Scott, who has frequently been men,
toned before as the next secretary
of the treasury. But Mr.. Scott is
reported as saying that he will quit
public life as soon as his term in
congress expires. He says he is
tired of public life, and that he loses
$1,000 per day by being in congress.
Senator MCPHERSON, of New Jer-
sey, has also been spoken of as a
successor of Mr.. Manning since he
is in sympathy with the president 8
ideas on questions of finance, and
the latest theory of Minister Pendle-
toms retuen to America is that he
has been called home to take cabi-
net position. But the president has
a very high opinion of the abilities
of Assistant-Secretary Fairchild, who
conducted the affaIs of the depart
ment during the long illness of Mr..
Manning, and on whose shoulders
has fallen much important business.
In the opinion Of most politicians he
Is more likely to be appointed than
any other who has been mentioned.
The probable fate of the inter-
state commerce bill Is equally provo
cative of gossip and speculation, and
the presence here of number of
prominent railroad men just at the
time when the bill is in suspense has
been much commented upon. The
president has until Saturday to dis
pose of the measure. The ten days
within which he can legally act on it
will expire Saturday evening. He
has examined the congressional de-
bates on the bill and has given the
subject thorough and careful con-
sideration. Even if he vetoes it the
friends of the measure claim that
there will be no trouble in passing 1t
over the veto, as the vote on the bill
showed that more than two-thirds of
each house was in favor of it.
Among some interesting adverse
reports from the house committee on
pensions, is one upon the bill grant
ing a pension to Mrs. Logan. 1t
says, should congress pass the bill
and by future legislation maintain
that fairness and consistency which
should characterize all legislation,
the widows of 259 major generals
and rear admirals would be given a
pension of 81, 900 a year each. 1t
went on to say that it was we'll
known that hundreds of poor widows
cf brave soldiers were denied $12 q
month because of their inability to
connect the death of their husbands
with their military service, while in
the case of Gen. Logan it was not
claimed that his death was attributa-
BILE to his service in the war. It wss
we'll known that Mrs. Logan was
now, through the generosity of
friends and strangers, in possession
of an ample estate, and while the
committee expressed the highest re-
gard for both her and Gen. Logan,
they believed that the passage of
this and all similar bills would be in
the direction of building up in this
country an aristocracy contrary to
the very principles of an equal gov
ernment for all.
The report closed with the state
ment that the committee believed
that the proposition to pension Mrs.
Logan originated in an emotion aris-
ing from the sudden and unexpected
death of her husband, and was not
the deliberate judgment of the peo-
pie. Next Wednesday has been set
apart in the senate as memorial day
for Gen. Logan, and among those
who will speak in eulogy Of him are
Senators Edmunds, Evarts, Allison,
Plumb, Spooner, Frye,
Cullom, Stanford, Morgan,
CockrelI, Hampton, Ransom and
Senator Farwell, the successor Of
Gen. Logan, says he does not intend
to be an obstructionist. He cast his
first vote in the senate in favor of |
woman suffrage, and he also voted |
to confirm the colored lawyer from
Albany as recorder of deeds. He
says the president is responsible to |
the country for his acts, and so he |
means to let him have his own way
and even help him TO have his own |
way. He added something about
the senate degenerating into mere
wasp's nest, bent on worrying and |
hagging the president just because |
it has chance.
PATENTS GRANTED
to citizens of Missouri during the |
past, and reported expressly for the
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